John in his first letter told his readers that they were living in the last days – “...we know that it is the last time”. Upon what did he base this statement? The presence of the antichrist spirit in the world – “Little children, it is the last time: as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists...” (2:18).
If there was an antichrist spirit in many then, there su…